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New Green Building Tax Credit is a Progressive Effort

Green Building Law Update

At a time when the building industry is principally concerned with the impact of COVID-19 and the luster is off green building, the Montgomery County Council last Tuesday unanimously approved legislation “to accelerate the construction of highly energy efficient buildings and green retrofitting of existing buildings.”.

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A Green Building Game of Thrones

Green Building Law Update

As I thought about the green building policy mess of 2012, I couldn't help but draw comparisons to Game of Thrones. This was supposed to be the year of the USGBC's new green building rating system, LEED 2012. The USGBC long ago selected FSC wood as the anointed certification for wood products. Then the USGBC shifted its tactics.

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The New and Improved 2020 ICC 700 National Green Building Standard

Green Building Law Update

The 2020 version of the ICC 700 National Green Building Standard (NGBS) is now available for free download and public use. You care about this because the NGBS is the most used green building standard in the United States. And yes, that is more domestic certifications than LEED and Green Globes combined.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Small Cob.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Location: Crestone, Colorado, United States. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Green Guidelines and Certification for your Home. I looks like new york city will be building green soon too. Name: Kelly Hart.

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ASSE to Join IAPMO Pending Vote - Contractor Magazine

Contractor Magazine

Green Geothermal. Green Mechanical Awards. IAPMO and ASSE are now working together to draft a legally binding document for the transition. Davis, ASSE is one of the oldest plumbing organizations in the United States. IAPMO joins green conference. Plumbing Contractor. Residential Plumbing. Wastewater.

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LEED Offers Companies a Response to Declining Bird Populations

Green Building Law Update

Green Building Council’s LEED green building rating system is widely accepted and while LEED certification certainly has its advantages, our advice is that a very good response can be to enact company practices complying with this single LEED credit. The credit language is here.

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40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2023

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Anders Hagvall Head of Digital Construction & Engineering, H2 Green Steel Stockholm, Sweden Anders' work has helped H2 Green Steel advance its mission to decarbonize hard-to-abate industries. She currently leads a team on one of the United States' largest wastewater treatment projects, valued at $600 million.